尿

niào
#1,874 most
frequent character
. to urinate, . urine
noun
verb
Measure words:泡 pāo

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

尿 is a picture: a squatting person with water or liquid coming out. It first meant to urinate. The meaning grew to urine; read suī, it means urine.

Drawn as: squatting person with liquid

尿 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
脲

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Example Sentences

我需要尿。
wǒ xūyào niào 。
I need to urinate.
这个杯子里有尿。
zhègè bēizǐ lǐ yǒu niào 。
There is urine in this cup.
他在厕所里尿了。
tāzài cèsuǒ lǐ niào le 。
He urinated in the bathroom.

Same Characters, Different Readings

尿suī
(coll.) urine

Words with similar meanings

排尿páiniào
to urinate
A more formal term often used in medical contexts.

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